September is the ultimate outfit season – and this is a good place to start
September is one of the best months for getting dressed in. December is number one, because we get to dress for parties. July and August are usually excellent because of kaftans and bikinis. November is deeply satisfying, because of coats and boots. But September has the best outfits.
September is the moment in the fashion calendar when new trends happen. The preceding months have a lovely looseness to them wherever you are, which means things get a bit feral by the end of August, even if the wildest adventure of your season is a face-off over the last space in a National Trust car park. But September is order and calm and routine. It works as a kind of fashion new year, because all those years of Back To School hardwire in us the expectation that this month means stiff new shoes and a shiny, unfamiliar version of ourselves reflected in the mirror.
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